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Tory councillor suspended over “AIDS” message

June 1, 2012 2:42 pm

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According to the Pink News:

“Ten days ago, John Warrow, an Independent councillor at the District Council, had said that someone had left a hateful message on his phone, saying, ‘with a bit of luck, you’ll get AIDS.’

Mr Worrow, who is bisexual, had believed that it might have been linked to the Council voting to support equal marriage, only the second in England to do so after Southwark.

Now, the person who left this message has been identified as a Conservative colleague of Mr Worrow’s, Ken Gregory, who, subsequent to a police investigation has been cautioned for malicious communication. Mr Gregory has also been suspended from the Thanet Council Conservative group.”

 

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  • http://twitter.com/drohnwerks drohnwerks

    What a stupid, hateful way to hand in your resignation.

  • James Watkins

    The Tory Group on Thanet District Council has a record of bizarre behaviour.

    For example, one Tory council candidate used disgraceful sexist language while another Tory councillor was living in Panama while claiming allowances for his ‘public duties’ in Kent!

    This latest shocking incident is a serious indictment against the Tory Group on Thanet District Council. This cannot be considered a ‘one off’ incident as there has now been a series of such incidents from the Conservative Group.

    It is time for the Conservative MPs in Thanet to help clean up the sordid state of their own local party – rather than shrug their shoulders and rush back to Westminster.

  • Mattwales

    Utterly vile.

    Not to mention unbelievably stupid to incriminate himself by recording it.

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